Provincial Victim Services
If you are a victim of a crime, or the spouse or relative of a victim, the Provincial Victim Services Program, through its four regional offices, can provide you with information, support and assistance as your case moves through the criminal justice system.
WEBSITE: www.novascotia.ca/just/victim_services/programs
SERVICES OFFERED: Human Trafficking Navigators: Navigators work with other organizations to provide culturally specific supports and wrap-around services that meet the needs of survivors and families of human trafficking and sexual exploitation; Cultural collaboration: Collaborates with African Nova Scotian and Indigenous communities to understand the historic complexities of sexual violence within marginalized and other vulnerable communities and survivors of human trafficking; Community collaboration: Participates in human trafficking and sexual exploitation initiatives, committees, training and outreach.
HOW TO ACCESS: Contact your Regional Office (listed on the next page). You must have a police case # to access Provincial Victim Services.
DARTMOUTH
REGION COVERED: Halifax, Dartmouth & Halifax County
LOCATION: Pleasant Street, Dartmouth, NS
PHONE #: 902-424-3307
TOLL FREE: 1-833-424-3307
KENTVILLE
(with sub-offices in Bridgewater and Yarmouth)
REGION COVERED: Annapolis, Kings, Hants, Lunenburg, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth & Digby Counties
LOCATION: Cornwallis Street, Kentville, NS
PHONE #: 902-679-6201
TOLL FREE: 1-800-565-1805
PICTOU
REGION COVERED: East Hants, Colchester, Cumberland, Pictou & Antigonish Counties
LOCATION: West River Road, Pictou, NS
PHONE #: 902-485-3580
TOLL FREE: 1-800-565-7912
SYDNEY
(with a sub-office in Port Hawkesbury)
REGION COVERED: Guysborough, Cape Breton, Richmond, Inverness & Victoria Counties
LOCATION: Charlotte Street, Sydney, NS
PHONE: 902-563-3655
TOLL FREE: 1-800-565-0071